
"You're no blue blood any more, honey. The master bought you...and now he's waitin'!"
Living in Kentucky prior to the Civil War, Amantha Starr is a privileged young woman. Her widowed father, a wealthy plantation owner, dotes on her and sends her to the best schools. When he dies suddenly Amantha's world is turned upside down. She learns that her father had been living on borrowed money and that her mother was actually a slave and her father's mistress.
Director
Raoul Walsh
Revenue
$2,500,000
Status
Released

Clark Gable
Hamish Bond

Yvonne De Carlo
Amantha Starr

Sidney Poitier
Rau-Ru

Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Lt. Ethan Sears

Rex Reason
Capt. Seth Parton (Union officer)

Patric Knowles
Charles de Marigny

Torin Thatcher
Capt. Canavan

Andrea King
Miss Idell